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A respected committee of ESPN experts -- including Trent Dilfer, Mel Kiper, Gary Horton and Matt Williamson -- got together to look into the crystal ball and produce the NFL Future Power Rankings . The projection is for the 2015 season and takes ...

Anybody can formulate power rankings, but it takes vision to rank teams three years into the future. But that is precisely what we have here, as ESPN analysts Trent Dilfer, Mel Kiper, Gary Horton and Matt Williamson put their crystal balls togethe...

The San Francisco 49ers' NFC West rivals might as well start working on their divisional concession speeches. That is because the 49ers, after one good season, suddenly tower over the Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams by just ...

Trent Dilfer, Mel Kiper, Gary Horton and Matt Williamson have teamed up for this Insider file that analyzes the core of each team to forecast NFL Power Rankings for 2015. Factored in are five categories: roster, quarterback, draft, front office a...

A committee of ESPN experts -- including Trent Dilfer, Mel Kiper, Gary Horton, Matt Williamson -- assembled this offseason to create a unique version of our traditional Power Rankings. Naturally, NFC North teams are featured prominently in what am...

Trent Dilfer, Gary Horton, Mel Kiper Jr. and Matt Williamson got together and came up with an outstanding project that looks a few years down the road. Check out this Insider post in which they have NFL Future Power Rankings for all teams. The ran...

Insider NFL analysts Mel Kiper, Trent Dilfer, Gary Horton and Matt Williamson break down every NFL team in five key categories to see how the league might stack up three years from now entering the 2015 season.

Story | Conversation | May 23, 2012

ESPN Insider takes a closer look into the making of the NFL Future Power Rankings, explaining why certain categories were selected and why some were emphasized over others.

ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. recently released a feature on players he expects to make a leap in their second season in the NFL. The list does not include any Patriots, although one could make the case that a number of their 2011 draft picks will take on inc...

Aldon Smith's 14-sack rookie season and Bruce Irvin's recent first-round selection have obscured another young NFC West pass-rusher with great potential. Not for long, perhaps. The St. Louis Rams' Robert Quinn, chosen 14th overall in 2011, show...

Mel Kiper Jr. lists Denard Robinson as the No. 5 senior wide receiver on his 2013 draft board. Other QBs have successfully transitioned to other positions in the NFL, but can Robinson?

The 2012 draft is so last month, and the 2013 draft is too far away to comprehend, so our draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. is thinking back to the 2011 draft and has come up with some players he thinks could break out in their second NFL seasons. It's an ...

Mel Kiper looks at 12 players from the 2011 draft who are primed for a big developmental burst in 2012.

Story | Conversation | May 18, 2012

The AFC North blog wanted to know what the fans thought about the drafts for each of the division teams. Now, let's compare your grades against the ones given by ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.: CINCINNATI BENGALS The picks: CB Dre Kirkpatrick...

The week in review from death to life, from loss to win, from political metaphors to sports clichés.

NFL draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. tracks the fluctuating stock of college football's top 25 prospects throughout the year, and debuted his Big Board this week. The shocking truth? The Big 12 didn't have a single prospect in the top 25. What's tha...